Allegations of a romantic relationship between a Georgia district attorney and an outside lawyer she hired has roiled the 2020 election case against Donald Trump and 18 others. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has defended her hiring of Nathan Wade, but she has yet to directly address the assertion that the two are romantically involved.
Officials say the longstanding and at times violent protests against Atlanta's planned police and firefighter training center are partially responsible for a nearly $20 million rise in costs connected with the project. Atlanta Deputy Chief Operating Officer has told City Council members on Wednesday that the 85-acre project is now expected to cost $109.65 million.
On the Friday, Jan. 19 edition of Georgia Today: Atlanta officials blame violent protests for a $20 million price increase for controversial police and fire training center; the family of a 62-year-old man who died after being tased by Atlanta police is suing the city; and Georgia decides to opt out of a federal summer meals program for kids.
The University System of Georgia’s new direct admissions program is off to a strong start, despite not getting off the ground until well after classes began last fall, system Chancellor Sonny Perdue said Wednesday.
The family of a church deacon who died after struggling with an Atlanta police officer following a minor car crash has sued the city, the officer and the police chief. The lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court alleges that Officer Kiran Kimbrough used excessive force while trying to get 62-year-old Johnny Hollman to sign a citation finding him at fault for the crash.
On the Thursday, Jan. 18 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia Democrats make an effort to keep Donald Trump's name off of the Georgia ballot; Spelman College has received its largest-ever donation; and it has been 30 years since the EPA listed parts of Georgia's coast on its 'most contaminated' list. When will it be cleaned up?
More than a dozen Democrats have signed a House Resolution filed by Rep. Roger Bruce (D-Atlanta) challenging Trump’s election eligibility under the 14th Amendment’s insurrection clause.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is telling world business leaders that the state must increase its supply of electricity produced without burning fossil fuels to meet industries' demand for clean energy. The Republican spoke Thursday on a panel focused on electric vehicles at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
The judge presiding over the Georgia prosecution of former President Donald Trump and others for efforts to overturn the 2020 election has set a hearing on a motion alleging District Attorney Fani Willis has been romantically involved with a special prosecutor she hired for the case.
Deputy Chief Operating Officer LaChandra Burks told the finance committee that the frequency and intensity of the attacks in opposition to the training center – including a recent defacing of Manuel’s Tavern – have contributed to an increase in the estimated cost for the training center from $90 million to $109.6 million, according to a news release.